A tribute to actor-filmmaker Chandrashekhar, who passed away on June 16, 2021: Chandrashekhar was the original dancing star, and one just has to watch Cha Cha Cha (1964) to see…
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“I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.” Mary Wollstonecraft encapsulated the essence of feminism in these words, before the term was even coined. The…
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Greed Kills: Alyssa Cole’s gripping and disturbing novel, When No One is Watching, deservedly won an Edgar Award for best paperback original this year (given by the Mystery Writers of…
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Tense & Tragic: Kate Winslet is the big draw for watching Mare of Easttown (HBO-Disney Hotstar), an actress at a level of maturity, where her unadorned face is capable of…
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Sweet Music: Aakash Prabhakar’s first feature, Freddie’s Piano has been selected for the New York Indian Film Festival (June 4-13), as one of the 15 eclectic films from all over…
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No matter how many times you see it, the scene when a green Thunderbird soars into a canyon taking the two women in it to certain death, the eyes mist…
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The Formula Frays: The city is in the grip of drugs, the cops are getting flak from the media for a spate of deaths of young addicts. In a meeting…
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Song Of The Road: Ivan Ayr’s debut feature film, Soni, was about a policewoman committed to her work, forced to deal with sexism and entitled Delhi men. The film was…
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When asked about feminism, Dolly Parton said to a TV show host, that she was the first woman to burn her bra, and it took the fire department three days…
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At a time when China, epidemics and the selflessness of doctors is under constant discussion due to the Corona Virus, a look at a film that combined all these elements…